24 Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord, Jehovah of armies, says: “Do not be afraid, my people who are dwelling in Zion, because of the As·syrʹi·an, who used to strike you with the rod+ and to lift up his staff against you as Egypt did.+

26 Jehovah of armies will brandish a whip against him,+ as when he defeated Midʹi·an by the rock Oʹreb.+ And his staff will be over the sea, and he will raise it as he did with Egypt.+